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The Mechanical Metaphor in Science by DylanOSullivan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the impact of metaphor in science, specifically the metaphor of mechanism that was popularized by Descartes in the 1600s. It argues that viewing nature as a machine implies two assumptions - that matter is inert and predictable, and that the world must have an external creator or builder. This mechanical view helped the growing scientific tradition align with the dominant Church by implying a divine creator. However, the tradition of experimentation was originally associated with "na
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